El Picahueso

(Cueca)

I asked a woodpecker
very elegant and handsome
if a woman's heart
is hard as a pit.

And the woodpecker told me
wait a moment, friend
in order to answer
I must peck first.

Chorus

Fly, woodpecker, fly
peck, you mischievous one
and from pecking so much
you start to fall in love
how lucky the little bird
pecker and still single.

I told the little bird
give me your pecking beak
let's see if I can reach
the love of the one I desire.

and the woodpecker told me
that in order to reach
you not only need a beak
but you must know how to peck.